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Islamic Hacker Group Resumes Attacks On Banks

Posted by timothy on from the washing-your-mouth-out-with-soap dept.

tsamsoniw writes "PNC, Bank of America, SunTrust, and other major financial institutions have experienced a wave of DDoS attacks and site outages over the past couple of days, and Islamic extremist hacker group Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters is claiming responsibility. The group, which launched similar attacks earlier this year, reiterated its demands: that a controversial YouTube video mocking the prophet Mohammed "be eliminated from the Internet.""

3 of 306 comments (clear)

  1. Islamism is the Problem by TheMiddleRoad · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    These Islamists want to control you and your life. Convert or suffer. Yes, they are weak now, but that may not always be the case. All you pricks that crap on Israel need to know that millions of Muslims, perhaps not a majority, but millions of Muslims hate you.

  2. Re:Misdirected anger? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The stupidity of this comment belies your lack of logic and clear thinking

  3. Islamic Hackers.. by rizole · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ....are arseholes.